Can't agree with that. He looks like a bad boy. Jamie is the pretty one...

You have to remember that fast_clay thinks of Scots as vicious, hairy cannibals. I refer you back to an earlier quote from him.

"i think the bigger problem lay in the fact that the sport of tennis was brought to scotland in the first place... i mean... has anyone ever been to scotland...? no c*** knows what a fork and knife is up there... f***ing cannibals... to shave one of these barbarians down and teach it to speak and play tennis is one of the more f***ed episodes in the history of humankind..."

You have to remember that fast_clay thinks of Scots as vicious, hairy cannibals. I refer you back to an earlier quote from him.

"i think the bigger problem lay in the fact that the sport of tennis was brought to scotland in the first place... i mean... has anyone ever been to scotland...? no c*** knows what a fork and knife is up there... f***ing cannibals... to shave one of these barbarians down and teach it to speak and play tennis is one of the more f***ed episodes in the history of humankind..."

More from fast_clay."listen mate, a real tradesman doesn't wish for things to magically happen... he goes 'n' does 'em... he gets off his arse and makes them happen with his own bare hands... The Tradesman knows he needs to get paid at the end of the week... its called a f***ing job... The Tradesman would also like to see his opposition cry... (which Del Potro probably did shortly thereafter... as per usual...)"

Fast_clay on the demolition of Verdasco in Miami:

"you can leave your 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner at the door Fernando... Murray doesnt deal in hair care products... The Tradesman prefers to do business in the currency of Pain.."

Fast_clay on people complaining about Murray not being an attractive player to watch:

"no one should complain when the plumber takes 5 hours to clean out your sh!thouse then appears in your kitchen to say 'job done' whilst smelling of faeces... its the job that has to be done... today, Djokovic was so full of sh!t with that time out that he represented those same blocked up pipes the plumber was prepared to spend half his day cleaning out... make no mistake, it is a thing of beauty that The Tradesman was prepared to get ugly for as long as need be to get the job done today...

people need to start enjoying these industrious, workmanlike performances... bow down and submit to you new hardcourt overlord... the Celtic Warrior is surely a man of the people... surely Gordon Brown will soon align himself with Murray to improve flagging ratings... because he knows, as we all know deep down if we search our feelings:

Taggart would f*** you up properly... just like Murray does... you cant escape The Tradesman's rough form of justice... except Murray prefers to humiliate victims in front of crowds of people who pay for the pleasure of such humiliation... did you hear the sound of Murray's back hand on Saturday...? That is the sound of inevitability. That is the sound of your fall. Goodbye Mr Federer.

There's some random moderator (believe it or not) who actually believes Murray was "cheating" because he was looking at the blister on his hand..... the guy is bonkers. It's highly amusing

The thought did actually cross my mind in the Davydenko match, as Andy was looking at the hand after every point when he was trying to break back in the second set, but didn't at all once he was back on level terms and breaking again to go ahead...

The thought did actually cross my mind in the Davydenko match, as Andy was looking at the hand after every point when he was trying to break back in the second set, but didn't at all once he was back on level terms and breaking again to go ahead...

That's not really the point. It's the idea that looking at your hand is "cheating". The guy kept saying that Murray was cheating by looking at his hand.

Murray was still looking at his hand when he was winning, by the way. He didn't do it as often, though.

That's not really the point. It's the idea that looking at your hand is "cheating". The guy kept saying that Murray was cheating by looking at his hand.

Murray was still looking at his hand when he was winning, by the way. He didn't do it as often, though.

I certainly don't think that looking at your hand is cheating - it's just that Andy has got some abuse from Fed fanatics since IW after a fall which apparently put Federer off (didn't see the match so not totally sure what happened). The suggestion seems to be these days that looking the tiniest bit as though you're carrying an injury or that something is wrong is enough to make your opponent hesitant about how hard they need to try and puts them off their game. Obviously utter balls, but I don't want Andy to get any more stick than he already does from certain quarters. When he was obviously bothered by the hand for a game or two then wasn't, it wasn't so much that I felt he was employing gamesmanship, more that I thought some people might cotton onto it and use it as another stick to beat him with.

I certainly don't think that looking at your hand is cheating - it's just that Andy has got some abuse from Fed fanatics since IW after a fall which apparently put Federer off (didn't see the match so not totally sure what happened). The suggestion seems to be these days that looking the tiniest bit as though you're carrying an injury or that something is wrong is enough to make your opponent hesitant about how hard they need to try and puts them off their game. Obviously utter balls, but I don't want Andy to get any more stick than he already does from certain quarters. When he was obviously bothered by the hand for a game or two then wasn't, it wasn't so much that I felt he was employing gamesmanship, more that I thought some people might cotton onto it and use it as another stick to beat him with.